US Army General. He graduated from West Point in 1927 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Prior to World War II he served in the Philippines and at the US Embassy in Tokyo. At the start of World War II Verbeck was assigned as commander of the Alaskan Scouts. After serving on the staff of the X Corps in the Pacific in 1944, he was assigned as commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment. At the end of the war he was Chief of Staff for the 24th Infantry Division. After the war he served as commander of troops at West Point, as a member of the US military mission to Brazil, and on the staff of the National Security Council. During the Korean War Verbeck was a senior advisor to the South Korean Army and commanded a United Nations prisoner of war camp. Following the Korean War he commanded US Forces -- Antilles and the Joint US-Brazil Military Mission. In 1959 he was assigned to command the XIII Corps, serving until his 1963 retirement. Verbeck's decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal and two awards of the Silver Star.
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General Dies. Ex-Professor At Manlius
Maj. Gen. William J. Verbeck, of 3320 N. Florida St, Arlington, Va. retired commander general of the XIII Army Corps and Ft Devens, Mass., died Thursday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. He was professor of military science and tactics at the Manlius School prior to World War II.
Maj. Gen. Verbeck, a native of Manlius, held 19 major decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star with oak leaf cluster. Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with valor device and two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
He served with the U.S. Embassy in Japan before World War II. He also held commands in New Guinea, and the Philippines, Alaska and in Korea, after which he served as commanding officer of the United Nations Command Prisoner of War camp No. 6 in Korea.
He gained fame as a front line fighter during World War H, and received the Legion of Merit in 1944 for his role in the expulsion of the Japanese from the Aleutian Islands.
Funeral services will be at 1 Monday in Ft Myers Chapel, Ft Myer, Va., with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.
(DAILY SENTINEL, ROME, N. Y.. SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 6, 1965)
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General Dies. Ex-Professor At Manlius
Maj. Gen. William J. Verbeck, of 3320 N. Florida St, Arlington, Va. retired commander general of the XIII Army Corps and Ft Devens, Mass., died Thursday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. He was professor of military science and tactics at the Manlius School prior to World War II.
Maj. Gen. Verbeck, a native of Manlius, held 19 major decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star with oak leaf cluster. Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with valor device and two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
He served with the U.S. Embassy in Japan before World War II. He also held commands in New Guinea, and the Philippines, Alaska and in Korea, after which he served as commanding officer of the United Nations Command Prisoner of War camp No. 6 in Korea.
He gained fame as a front line fighter during World War H, and received the Legion of Merit in 1944 for his role in the expulsion of the Japanese from the Aleutian Islands.
Funeral services will be at 1 Monday in Ft Myers Chapel, Ft Myer, Va., with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.
(DAILY SENTINEL, ROME, N. Y.. SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 6, 1965)
US Army General. He graduated from West Point in 1927 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Prior to World War II he served in the Philippines and at the US Embassy in Tokyo. At the start of World War II Verbeck was assigned as commander of the Alaskan Scouts. After serving on the staff of the X Corps in the Pacific in 1944, he was assigned as commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment. At the end of the war he was Chief of Staff for the 24th Infantry Division. After the war he served as commander of troops at West Point, as a member of the US military mission to Brazil, and on the staff of the National Security Council. During the Korean War Verbeck was a senior advisor to the South Korean Army and commanded a United Nations prisoner of war camp. Following the Korean War he commanded US Forces -- Antilles and the Joint US-Brazil Military Mission. In 1959 he was assigned to command the XIII Corps, serving until his 1963 retirement. Verbeck's decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal and two awards of the Silver Star.
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General Dies. Ex-Professor At Manlius
Maj. Gen. William J. Verbeck, of 3320 N. Florida St, Arlington, Va. retired commander general of the XIII Army Corps and Ft Devens, Mass., died Thursday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. He was professor of military science and tactics at the Manlius School prior to World War II.
Maj. Gen. Verbeck, a native of Manlius, held 19 major decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star with oak leaf cluster. Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with valor device and two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
He served with the U.S. Embassy in Japan before World War II. He also held commands in New Guinea, and the Philippines, Alaska and in Korea, after which he served as commanding officer of the United Nations Command Prisoner of War camp No. 6 in Korea.
He gained fame as a front line fighter during World War H, and received the Legion of Merit in 1944 for his role in the expulsion of the Japanese from the Aleutian Islands.
Funeral services will be at 1 Monday in Ft Myers Chapel, Ft Myer, Va., with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.
(DAILY SENTINEL, ROME, N. Y.. SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 6, 1965)
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General Dies. Ex-Professor At Manlius
Maj. Gen. William J. Verbeck, of 3320 N. Florida St, Arlington, Va. retired commander general of the XIII Army Corps and Ft Devens, Mass., died Thursday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. He was professor of military science and tactics at the Manlius School prior to World War II.
Maj. Gen. Verbeck, a native of Manlius, held 19 major decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star with oak leaf cluster. Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with valor device and two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.
He served with the U.S. Embassy in Japan before World War II. He also held commands in New Guinea, and the Philippines, Alaska and in Korea, after which he served as commanding officer of the United Nations Command Prisoner of War camp No. 6 in Korea.
He gained fame as a front line fighter during World War H, and received the Legion of Merit in 1944 for his role in the expulsion of the Japanese from the Aleutian Islands.
Funeral services will be at 1 Monday in Ft Myers Chapel, Ft Myer, Va., with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.
(DAILY SENTINEL, ROME, N. Y.. SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 6, 1965)
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